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The districts of Zwijndrecht

Zwijndrecht has 44,675 residents (2026), spread across 9 districts and 92 neighbourhoods.

Top 42% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Everything close by, little space

Zwijndrecht comes out at 6.9 as a municipality — better than 58% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Amenities lift that grade with 8.4; quiet and nature hold it back at 3.8. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Lievershil en omgeving (9.9), the lowest in Swinhove - De Lus (2.7). That is 7.2 points of difference inside one municipality.

Key figures for Zwijndrecht

residents
44,675
districts
9
neighbourhoods
92
km² of land
20.3

How Zwijndrecht scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
25.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
9.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,390 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in ZwijndrechtThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Zwijndrecht

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.7 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
2.0 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
1.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Zwijndrecht

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 345,350
Welfare recipients
26.2 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
60%
Social housing
35%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
64%
Built after 2000
9%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Zwijndrecht

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
7,589 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
41%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
3%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
2,073
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.0 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Zwijndrecht

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Zwijndrecht

Who lives here

The age profile of Zwijndrecht looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+24%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    37%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    34%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    7,559far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Zwijndrecht, weighted by population.

Other rankings

All districts of Zwijndrecht

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Heer Oudelands Ambacht9.1
  2. 2Bebouwde kom Heerjansdam7.6
  3. 3Nederhoven7.0
  4. 4Kort Ambacht6.6
  5. 5Centrum6.5
  6. 6Walburg6.2
  7. 7Landelijk gebied Heerjansdam6.2
  8. 8Noord6.0
  9. 9Verspreide bebouwing3.8